– You’re sitting on the sofa watching TV with your partner or kids, but your mind is buzzing with all those tasks that you still haven’t completed yet. You have your iPad or Tablet perched on your knee just in case something urgent pops up (and when it does you sneak into the kitchen to respond).…
Band leader of the Enterprise Rockers and longtime collaborator for The Small Business Blog, the inimitable Tony Robinson OBE, is doing his best to keep micro businesses rocking. He recently attended an awards dinner for the International Association of Book-keepers at the House of Commons and made a speech at the event too. The 150…
Do you define yourself as a micro business owner? If you employ less than ten people, the chances are that your business is not just small but is in fact a micro business. The majority of these businesses are content with remaining small and will also have a small but dedicated customer base that they…
Ouch! I think that hissing is the sound of knives flying through the air aimed at my back. This is where I may upset most business women and most business men. I’ll be accused of stereotyping and other words I find difficult to spell. I’m old but not wise – who knew? However, I just…
Last night was the second episode of Mary Queen of the High Street but as Clare Rayner has revealed in her TV review for BusinessZone, not everything in this Margate-based episode happened as it was portrayed on Channel 4. The program (which has prompted a complaint to OFCOM from local business owners) was set in…
There was some great publicity for our friends at Enterprise Rockers this week as they rocked the Mail on Sunday in response to the UK Budget from Chancellor Osborne. With quotes from our very own Tony Robinson OBE and Tina Boden plus the Retail Champion Clare Rayner, this article is a must read for any…
It’s getting hot in the Enterprise Rockers kitchen Last Friday I had an article published in Business Zone online where I dared to criticise the House of Commons for showing itself up on Budget Day as being clueless about small businesses. It is the ‘Most Read’ and ‘Most Commented’ article on Business Zone and the…
I remember once receiving an invitation to join a ‘mastermind’ group of female entrepreneurs. “Become part of an intimate, band of leaders who understands your trials and tribulations,” it beckoned. “Together, we can take your business to giddy heights.” I eagerly clicked on. “WARNING!” It cautioned. “This level of support does not come cheap. You…
Recently I was looking to open a business bank account for a new venture I’m looking to start- so I thought I would do the rounds with the banks to see what was on offer. I’m not going to name names here, but I was actually quite shocked at what I found. I went in…
A walk down to Borough Market in London on a Saturday before Christmas confirmed two things to me. The first, great quality artisan food businesses are alive and well, and the second, people are interested in buying their goods, and ‘food culture’ is alive and well, safe to say- it was heaving. I have always…
